McCully to Oceans Conference in Washington

Foreign
Minister Murray McCully is travelling to the United States,
Ghana, Turkey, Iran, Serbia, Belgium and the Dominican
Republic over the next two weeks.

The Minister is
travelling to Washington to attend the ‘Our Oceans’
conference, which is being hosted by US Secretary of State
John Kerry. He will also visit New York, at the same time as
the Prime Minister, in support of New Zealand’s United
Nations Security Council campaign.

“The ‘Our Oceans’
conference is an opportunity for New Zealand and the United
States to address some of the critical issues the world’s
oceans face, such as over-fishing and marine pollution,”
Mr McCully says.

“We are very pleased Secretary of State
Kerry invited New Zealand to attend this event, given the
importance of oceans to the New Zealand economy and the role
we play supporting Pacific Island countries with fisheries
and maritime issues.

“I look forward to supporting the
Prime Minister’s engagements in New York and carrying out
further work in support of our United Nations Security
Council campaign while off-shore,” Mr McCully says.

Mr
McCully will also travel to Ghana, Turkey, Iran, Serbia,
Belgium and the Dominican Republic where he will attend the
Central American Integration System Summit.

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